Now in a newly revised, expanded and updated second edition, The Responsive Public Library: How To Develop And Market A Winning Collection is collaborative written by educator and information science specialist Sharon L. Baker and Karen L. Wallace (Circulation/Reference Librarian, Drake University Law Library, Des Moines, Iowa) is a solid, reliable, and practical guide designed especially for the library staffs of public library systems. Individual chapters address how to know what library patrons need and want the most, choosing appropriate collections at low cost, and effectively evaluating one's collection, marketing practices and much more. An invaluable addition to Library Science supplemental reading lists and academic reference collections, The Responsible Public Library is a well crafted and scholarly book filled from beginning to end with in-depth strategies, rationale, explanations, tips, tricks, techniques and much more for community librarians regardless of the size or nature of the populations they serve.

More accessible for the student than Beale, he is very readable and lucid and the layout is clear. He compares the views of different commentators (useful because he includes Beale and Aune). He deals with most options on difficult passages before coming to his own conclusion. Despite its size he is not over detailed. His interpretation is eclectic, i.e. he combines preterist, idealist and futurist, with the futurist being primary rather than idealist. Premill on chap 20. Uses his own translation of the Greek, which is better than the NIV. He is very useful on the Greek and Greek text is transliterated. Footnotes are kept to a minimum and textual variants are left to the end of each section. There is a good bibliography and four indexes. The introduction is short (49 p) but adequate for the student. Comments on a paragraph at a time, individual verses are not indicated, which is a pity. He is a little weak on numerology and sometimes fails to see or mention contrasts such as the new Jerusalem the Bride and Babylon the whore. Overall however, a very useful commentary, which I highly recommend for students, teachers and preachers. I found him hard to put down, he reads so well. He bodes well to become the standard evangelical commentary for students.

The Rise Of The Phoenix is an impressive and engaging debut novel by Dawn Rivers Baker about the impending fate of an Empire, the dark force that menaces it, and the Prophecy surrounding two fraternal twins caught in the twists and machinations of grand schemes. A transcendent and splendor-filled work of high fantasy, The Rise Of The Phoenix is vividly descriptive and complexly woven, filled with intrigue throughout, and enthusiastically recommended reading.

This great, classic history of Outward Bound in the United States has been updated to include the newer parts of Outward Bound including Expeditionary Learning, the highly successful school reform initiative.

One of the authors, Josh Miner, was responsible for bringing Outward Bound to the United States. He was there when it all started and his stories are so real and down to earth. This book is a must read for any one who has interest in Outward Bound or outdoor adventure in general.

In Robbers Roost Recollections, Pearl Baker sets down her memories of Robbers Roost, and in doing so captures the sounds and smells, the hard work, the cowboy lingo, and the excitement of ranch life while running cattle in the rugged southern Utah terrain that was home to Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch. When her father, Joe Biddlecome, set to ranching in the early decades of this century, his wife and two daughters came to the Roost to live and ride with im in his cattle business. Readers of Baker's Robbers Roost Recollections will relive their true-life experiences and gain a unique perspective of how one family helped settle a part of the American West. Robbers Roost Recollections is a most remarkable and much appreciated contribution to the growing body of historical information and biography available for students of American history in general, and the American western frontier in particular.

I honestly think that this is a good book. ALthough I haven't completely read it, due to it's size, I can say that it includes much information about different rockets. It is also very well written. However, this book isn't all great because it ways about 5837.356 pounds.

Fasten your seat belts! Be prepared to read ROCKING THE CRADLE in one or two sittings. Ms. Jacobs grabs you from the beginning and doesn't let go until you reach the last page.

Ms. Jacobs' fine writing, characterization, and attention to detail make Holly's perils seem very plausible. As you are reading you will probably think: "There but for the grace of God . . ."

Be sure to read Nancy Baker Jacobs' other suspense novels, which include CRADLE AND ALL and DADDY'S GONE A-HUNTING, as well as her wonderful series featuring private eye Devon MacDonald.

Nice for child's reading or those not knowing the great female racer that well. A wonderful resource w/ rare photos and facts.

This simple rule is as usefull today as it was 1500 years ago. No matter what your position in life, following some or all of these principles will help simplify your life. It will help you to re-discover God's presence. Simple wisdom that has stood the test of time.

Detailed, personal look at Joan Benoit at her peak... she is inspirational, a heroine in the running world! The book is hard to put down.